Definition
daffing
verb
- present participle of daff; to act silly or foolish; to joke or jest
Usage: informal; chiefly British
noun
- silly or foolish behavior; joking or playful conduct
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- Stop daffing around and finish your homework.
- The children were daffing in the playground during lunch.
- He's always daffing—you can never tell when he's being serious.
- Their daffing during the meeting annoyed the teacher.
- Don't mind him; he's just daffing about.
- She was caught daffing off in class instead of paying attention.